Coin-deposit apparatus.



G. F. HESS.

COIN DEPOSIT APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED mm: 2a, 1908.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, 1908.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

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I e I To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. HESS, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO'THE BANKSPECIALTY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVA N IA, ACORPORATION OF PENN- SYLVANIA.

1 com-nnrosrr. APPARATUS.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

Application filed June 26, 1908. Serial No. 440,554.

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. HEss, a citizen of the United States,residing at Scranton, Lackawanna county, Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Deposit Apparatus; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, and to the characters of reference markedthereon.

This invention relates to coin actuated token or coupon deliveringapparatus such as is particularly designed for use as an auxiliary tosavings bank institutions, the tokens or coupons being accepted by thebank as evidence that the holder is entitled to credit for an amountequal to the value of the coin deposited in the delivering apparatus.

The invention consists in certain novel. de tails of construction andcombinations'and arrangements of parts all as will be now described andpointed out particularly in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a coinactuated coupon do: livering apparatus embodying the present invention,the rear wall of the casing being removed. Fig. 2 is a sectionalelevation in the plane of the line 2-2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar viewshowing the coupon feeding and guiding mechanism, the adjustable guidebeing shown in dotted lines in. position for the insertion of theleading end of a strip of coupons. Fig. 4 is a detail section showingthe coupon delivering chute and a portion of the feed wheel.

Similar characters of reference indicate the same parts in the'severalviews.

The casing A in which the working arts of the apparatus are housed isprefera ly rectangular with one wall (usually the rear wall) detachableto give access to the interior. A transverse shaft B journaled in thecasing near the upper end and provided with an external handle C workingbetween limiting stops, is adapted to carry the feeding and coinactuated p'arts. embody a disk D secured rigidly to the shaft, and acoin wheel E, stop wheel F, and coupon feed wheel G j ournaled on theshaft or on an axis coincident with the'axis of the shaft. Coin wheel Eis provided with a plurality of radial coin slots e, adapted Wheninposition As shown, these parts beneath the coin entrance chute e toreceive a com of proper size. The coin projects beyond the side of thewheel in position to be engaged by a shoulder on the disk D and when thedisk and shaft are advanced lock the shaft and coin wheel together forpartial .forwarc" rotation in the now well understood wheel will dropinto a vertically arranged, re-

movable tubular receiver H. For guiding the coins into the receiver afixed funnel H may be mounted in the casing and adapted to accommodatethe upper end of the receiver, the lower end of the receiver being heldin a clip h. I

The coupons I adapted to be fed by the apparatus, are in the form 'of astrip with weakened severing lines between them and central apertures i.The strip is folded back andforth into a compact body adapted to bemounted on a holder I in the casing and to be led upwardly through afixed guide K and beneath an adjustable flexible guide L to the feedwheel. The feed wheel is formed with "projections g properly spaced toenter the central a ertures in the coupons, the size of the whee ofcourse, being such that each movement of the coin wheel will advance thefeed wheel a distance corresponding to the length of a con on and thedistance between projections. o facilitate the threading or positioningof the leading end of the strip the guide L may be sprung out to theposition indicated in dotted lines, but normally the said guide hugs thefeed wheel closely and has its lower end detachably secured to the fixedguide K. The uide L is centrally slotted for the passage 0 theprojections on the wheel and is provided with a central bridge I andwings Z adapted to embrace the sides of the wheel and coupon strip. Atthe front end the said guide is secured to or merges in the top of thecoupon dischar e chute M.

To insure the movement 0 the coupons awa from the feed wheel and throughthe discharge chute the feedwheel is rovided with peripheral grooves ginto whic fingers m on the under wall of the chute extend so as toinvariably pick up the leading end of the coupon'and guide the same outof the apparatus. The stop wheel 1 is provided with a plurality ofperipheral notches f corresponding in number to the coin slots andprojections on the feed wheel and a spring pressed retainer l!"cooperating with the notches prevents overthrow of the feed wheel andinterp'oscs a considerable resistance to the inauguration of itsmovement. .When'a coupon has been projected through the discharge chuteit ma be readily detached while the rotation of t e feed Wheel by adirect pull on the coupon is prevented by the retainer. Reverse orreturn movement of the operating shaft is caused by a spring P and afull movement in each direction is insured by a ratchet segment andreverse pawl Q of well known construction.

To prevent the operation of the ap aratus when the receiver is full ofcoins a ocking mechanism is provided which consists of a centrallyivoted lever R, one end of which projects t rough the wall of the coinreceiver, near the top and the other end of which projects through thewall of the coin entrance chute. An arm (1 on the lever projects overthe stop pawl or retainer F, whereby the coin chute will be closed whenthe retainer moves out of a notch, and if the receiver is full of coinsthe lower end of the lever will engage the top coins and preventmovement to open the coin chute until the receiver has been emptied.

It will be noted that the feed wheel is located close to the dischargeopening of the coupon discharge chute, and consequently the coupon justwithin the casing or chute still occu ies its position around theprojection on t e feed wheel, and hence it is impossible to detach morethan one coupon for each coin deposited or for each movement of the feedwheel. vIt will also be noted that there is no possibility of the cou onstrip becoming caught or tangled and t e bank representative whoemptiesthe receiver, on noting that the coupon strip is nearly exhaustedmay lift the remaining portion ofthe folded stri place a new packagebeneath the same an by attaching the ends together the new strip willfollow the revious strip without intermission or furt er attention bythe bank representative.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters-Patent, is:

1. In a coupon delivering apparatus, the combination of the followinginstrumentalities, to-wit; a holder for a cou on strip, a coupon exitguide-way beyon which the free end of the strip may be projectedimposition to be grasped before the cou on is separated from the strip,a coupon fee wheel having coupon engaging projections for preventing theindependent feed movement of the strip, and means for advancing the feedwheel intermittently, said feed wheel being so located and the relativearrangement of the parts being such that each feed movement of the feedwheel will pro'ect a coupon through the exit guide-way w ile the nextsucceedingcoupon remains in en agement with its projection on the feedv$heel and held positively against being withdrawn when tension isapplied to the projected cou pon.

2. In a coupon delivering apparatus, the combination of the followinginstrumentalities, to-wit; a coupon feed wheel having coupon engagingprojections thereon, means for advancing the feed wheel intermittently adistance equal to the distance between projections, a coupon exitguide-way beyond which the free end of the strip may be projected inposition to be grasped before the coupon is detached from the strip, anda coupon strip having weakened tea-ring lines between coupons and eachcoupon having therein an a erture for a projection on the feed wheel, te relation of the feed wheel to the coupon exit opening being such thateach feed movement of the feed wheel will project a coupon through theexit opening while the next succeedin coupon remains in en agement withits pro ection on the feed whee and held positively against beingwithdrawn or torn off when tension is applied to remove the projectedcoupon.

3. A coupon delivering apparatus embodying a coupon feed wheel havingcoupon engaging rojections thereon, means for advancing t e feed wheelintermittently, a flexible coupon guide having a free end adapted to bewra ped around and embracing a portion of the periphery of the feedwheel and having a slot for the passage of the projections and a con ondelivering chute into which the fixed en of the guide merges, wherebythe flexible guide may be turned away from the feed wheel to facilitatethe insertion of the leading end of a coupon strip.

4. A coupon deliver-ing apparatus embodying a coupon feed Wheel havingcoupon engaging projections thereon, means for advancing t e wheelintermittently, a flexible coupon guide having a free end embracing aportion of the periphery of the wheel, a discharge chute into which thefixed end of the guide merges, a fixed coupon guide, and a detachableconnection between the free end of the flexible guide and the fixedguide.

CHARLES F. HESS Witnesses:

D. L. PATTIE, PHILo OHESEBROUG'H.

